Guest post from Kimon Bekelis, MD Neurosurgical Resident, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to sweeping changes in the United States healthcare system,…
Today’s post originally appeared on HLC’s Prognosis Blog. It addresses a key element of the Affordable Care Act — the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) — which is a board of…
Guest post from U.S. Senator Mark Kirk This year, nearly 800,000 Americans will suffer a stroke. Stroke is the leading cause of preventable disability in the United States and the 5th…
Guest Post from Robert E. Harbaugh, MD, FAANS (left) AANS President Hershey, PA and Nathan R. Selden, MD, PhD (right) CNS President Portland, Oregon Today, the Health Subcommittee of the U.S….
Stick a fork in it, it’s finally done; Senate Passes SGR Repeal Bill Preventing 21% Medicare Pay Cut
After nearly 14 years of lobbying and 17 temporary “patches,” on April 14, 2015 — by an overwhelming margin of 92-8 — the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 2, the “Medicare…
After nearly 14 years of advocacy and 17 temporary “patches,” on March 26, 2015 — by an overwhelming vote of 392-37 — the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2,…
After 14 years and 17 temporary “patches” to prevent steep Medicare cuts, Congress is finally poised to vote on legislation that will permanently repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician…
The AANS and CNS applaud the efforts of leaders in the House of Representatives to pass legislation to repeal and replace Medicare’s flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment formula before…
Today, Morning Consult published a Guest Opinion piece featuring our own John A. Wilson, MD, a neurosurgeon from Winston-Salem, NC and chairman of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee. The article, “Stop the…
Last year, Congress made significant progress toward a permanent repeal of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment system. Unless Congress acts, physicians face a 21 percent Medicare pay cut on…